I love altered perceptions.
There is a great deal of prejudice attached to certain dogs; Dobermans, Chows, …Pit Bulls. Even mutts with a bit of a bully breed bloodline are viewed negatively. It is very unfortunate and wrong. I’d say 90% of those dogs that I’ve come across have been sweet, kind, affectionate. Pit Bulls especially – they are gregarious and almost clown-like in their play.
D was one of those who avoided Pits, having heard all the horror stories and urban legends. Between Cesar Millan and his beloved dogs (R.I.P. Daddy) and our trips to the dog park, he has come to see what truly awesome canines they are (or can be). He is even disappointed if the puppies’ new Pit Bull friends don’t show up.
It is just a small manifestation of human’s ability to have our minds changed
Barack Obama: “Yesterday’s bipartisan health reform meeting offered something you rarely see in Washington: an open, honest, productive discussion between both political parties.”
ROFLMAO
Lady GaGa in a new interview states:
“because if you’re sure of yourself as a woman they say you’re a bitch whereas if you’re a man and you’re strong-willed it’s normal.”
I am so sick of that malarkey. There are plenty of strong women who are successful – and not considered “bitches”. There are also many men who are strong-willed and recognized for the a-holes they are.
Too many women fall back on this tired old canard as an excuse to behave badly and/or to treat others in ways they would never want to be treated themselves. It does young girls a HUGE disservice to tell them that if they intend to be successful, they have to be jerks. It does all of society a disservice to dismiss and allow “bitchy” behavior as simply being ‘self-assured’. And how does it make any sense for you to be whining about how unfair that perception is while trying to portray yourself as strong?
BTW: My mother was quite successful and very, very strong – and no one who has ever met her would describe her as bitchy.
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